Show irand J ry Indicts May on War Deals I A- A I I t 2 ti 1 1 f 4 4 iA j f 4 j 4 f 4 43 4 44 4 V 44 I r V V 7 V L 1 I It eV e- e j V k WAR PROFITS W it PROFITS TRI TRIAL LOOMS kil Ot FOR R 3 p t. t r 1 t 1 JJ i if i I y W f x c p. p tAn n 3 r. r dg i I I c ti t- t of s r rl l nI Kentuckian Charged With Taking 1 W WASHINGTON Jan 23 UP UP-A UP A A fe federal r l gr grand a jury Thursday Thurs ThOr day a accused Rep p Andrew w J. J May D. D Ky of corruptly rc receiving at least for his aid to the Garason Garsson munitions munitions' t t combine The The former chairman chatman of the house bouse military V at affairs airs com commit committee tee was was' specifically with accepting and agreeing to receive an additional i A count four indictment by bYthe the jury also named th the Garsson Garason 1 brothers Henry HenryM nry M. M arid and M Murray rr i and Joseph F. F Freeman I They y r bine We T TWP Two Q S officials ff j Indicted v r I my 1 d'-D d' J b. b left C u aJ e eI I yi Illegally accepted 16 6 S o. o w were rc former officers of Erie Basin Metal Products Inc Elgin Ill and nd of ot Batavia Metal Products Inc Batavia Ill T Those CUe were the companies for which May allegedly used his I in influence influence in- in fluence in getting war contracts contract contracts which totaled 78 2nd Hearing Bearing Set V The indictment nt climaxed long inquiries Inquiries' by the grand Jury and by the Senate war investigating committee e. e The Tha grand grand' jury win will be bo recalled to consider further eviden evidence evi evi- den dence e being developed by the Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral Bureau of ot Investigation Two offenses were charged d dIn Inthe in inthe Inthe the indictment 1 Illegal receipt or oJ agree agreement e to receive comp compensation for tor services aerY services i ices es rendered cd by a cori congressman an anIn In connection with war contracts 2 Conspiracy to commit of offenses f. f tenses against the United States The first count cha charged ge that the defendants co conspired from Jan Jani J 1 1942 until nID about D Dec c 31 1946 1948 on n 35 occasions to obtain contracts contract from 9 m the e war department nt The Bc second ond and nd third third Ic counti V c May charged r ed M atc accepted cc co while v member i ifor for arid that the th other ther defendants aided abetted counseled p procured pro d and nd Induced ed him to commit the offense I 1 Alleged Alleger Received v d dI I These counts counts' charged that May tay received In 1943 and and 1944 1 1944 I j In the fourth count coun May wash was charged h with agreeing to o r receive c Iv 53 from Erie Basin Basl Batavia Metal et l and the individual defendants defend defend- ants In connection WIth with J his a efforts ef er for torts forts in their behalf This count also charged the Garsson- Garsson brothers and F Freeman with aiding and Jd In Inducing inducing in- in u ing in in t the e commission of ot the offense j I May It Jf convicted of ot receiving g illegal compensation would be e subject to ito maximum fines tines of ot n not t tinor inor more than and imprisonment imprison imprIson- m ment nent nt of two years He also would be barred from fJor future tui- tui holding of ot p public Ji office Jn tn n the f federal deral I s gov The conspiracy statutes provides provider e maximum penalties IU s of and two years years' y an im imprisonment f Defeated In November May Mav was defeated for r reelection election last Jast November Just JUt prior to the ele election Uon and after the federal grand jury Inquiry b had bad d be begun ho he told newsmen in hi Ky that he would ask permission to testify but he did cUd not dp SC soM so M May y had contended before the senate committee that t he ho had never received any funds from the Garsson combine When confront t ted ed ed with checks made out to the thet Cumberland Lumber Co and In Indorsed m- m by him he contended lisP had never been financially mt inter interested inter interested ested in iQ the company and imd tb that t. t he never had realized any p personal profit from rom ope op operation r tIon of or the firm Upon con conclusion of t- t the senate hearing Atty Gen T Tom m. m C. C Clark ordered dan an Independent inquiry by bythe bythe bythe the federal bureau of tion Evidence uncovered d. d by F FBI B I agents led t to the indictment First Co Count t The first count charged that May received a check heck from Erie Basin Aug 22 1044 th that t the he was p paid ld 1000 in cash May 1 1 1943 and in fn the form o of a cashiers cashier's check July 10 1943 It elJa charged ged him with requesting e t g the undersecretary of warto come om to bo his office in the house houe office building to h hear bier r protests from the and Freeman against the war departments department's withholding or or freezing of funds alleg allegedly due ue the combine It further charged that May interceded In Jn Sep September ber 1945 with Gen Kenneth Royall Royal and Undersecretary of Warl Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert P. P Patterson for the tha p purpose of ot having the war department modify or rescind an order with with- holding funds funda allegedly due Erie Basin V May also was charged with in In- In- In Breeding with Patterson in fn 19 1945 to have Ul the war wr war department department t t bestow an E En award on Batavia MetaL The indictment n alleged ed that May Mayn ayIn ay- ay In n April 19 1912 1942 2 had caused an ord oro ordnance nan nance c department nt colonel to tele types type to the army army's Chicago ordnance ord nance district a message behalf on S See Sec r Page e 4 Fe Federal ral Grand Jury Returns 1 Indictment on May 3 Others Continued from front Page One of Henry M. M Garsson Ganson and Md Erie Basin and Md that In Ji June 1042 1942 May had arranged an appointment for tor Garsson with with the chief chief of of ot ordnance ordnance ordnance ord ord- nance Levin H. H Campbell Jr I In 1 No November ember of ot that year year Ma May allegedly allegedly allegedly al- al telephoned Camp Campbell complaining complaining complaining com com- of treatment received d by byG G Garsson The count further charged a series of ot intercessions with war dep department and Chicago ordnance district officials Suggested Furlough It said that at t one lI time e May ay had bad written v.-ritten a letter to the the army army ad adjutant ju tant general geI suggesting r a furlough tor for Albert H H. H Freeman son son of of Mays May's codefendant and that the they y youth uth be given an opportunity to togo togo togo go to officer candidate school At another time May allegedly telephoned the adjutant general requesting that he ascertain the physical condition of y young ung Free Free- man On another occasion in Free I October Oc October October Oc- Oc tober 1944 May called Brig Gen 1 Miles Mile Reber Reber- t ber of ot the army general staff to his office to me meet t Freeman Freeman Freeman Free Free- man ion son Albert for Albert for whom he allegedly was wu seeking an as assignment assignment in cont continental United States The Indictment also that charged at May than Jona requested Col Clarence Jo Jonthan Jon athan a- a than Hauck Jr of ot the general staff to discuss with him and Murray Garsson methods whereby a pen penIng penting pent pent- ing martial court-martial of Garsson's son Capt Joseph Josep G Garsson on could be prevented And the Indictment said May wrote a letter aletter April 12 1945 to Gen Dwight p. p D. D Eton Eisen- en hower hewer then supreme commander commander of ot allied forces In Europe regarding regarding regard regard- ing lug the cour martial court proceedings gs The following month the Indi t- t ment said May wrote another letter letter letter let let- ter to EIs Eisenhower commending young Garsson to him The he second second count charged ape ape- specifically aUy that Ma May r received the check In August 1944 from the codefendants for interceding with and arid exerting his official influence in fluence upon the officers and ciVilIan civil ciVil- ian of the war ar department department department depart depart- ment m-ent and bringing the weight prestige and influence of his official off off- cial position to obtain decisions and actions upon upon contracts awards modification termination and settlement of contracts and to obtain war department request st for rm fo modification cation of war man power commission orders to obtain an anE anE E award yard for Batavia The indictment further charged that hat the co compensation also was remuneration for his efforts in behalf behalf be be- half hail of relatives friends and ACquaintances acquaintances ac AC- of the codefendants c in inthe inthe inthe the army It said the and 1000 payments were for similar pur pur- I pos poses |